Droll and Pitiful

Droll

Droll adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

Pitiful and droll are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Droll".

Nearby Words: drollery, drolling

Pitiful

Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).

Droll and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Droll" instead an adjective "Pitiful".

Nearby Words: pity, pitiless, pitiable, piteous, pitifully
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